I am a PhD Candidate at the Hertie
School’s Centre for International Security in Berlin. I
use computational methods to study online disinformation,
transnational repression, and coercive power dynamics on
social media. I am generally interested in studying the
subtle affordances of social media for the production of
rhetoric that supports state-sponsored violence. In my
dissertation, I focus on pro-government actors’ use of
foreign social media for limiting the transnational reach of
exile and diaspora dissent. Outside of my research, I am
enthusiastic about all things R and data
visualization. I also strive to make space for diverse,
accessible, and interdisciplinary communities in
academic/professional settings.
In a past life, I was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia and happened to get a BSc in Economics and Asian Studies from Tulane University after living in New Orleans for four years.
I am a PhD Candidate at the Hertie
School’s Centre for International Security in Berlin. I
use computational methods to study online disinformation,
transnational repression, and coercive power dynamics on
social media. I am generally interested in studying the
subtle affordances of social media for the production of
rhetoric that supports state-sponsored violence. In my
dissertation, I focus on pro-government actors’ use of
foreign social media for limiting the transnational reach of
exile and diaspora dissent. Outside of my research, I am
enthusiastic about all things R and data
visualization. I also strive to make space for diverse,
accessible, and interdisciplinary communities in
academic/professional settings.
In a past life, I was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia and happened to get a BSc in Economics and Asian Studies from Tulane University after living in New Orleans for four years.